The coronavirus epidemic is straining hospitals to the breaking point. The military is being sent to New York City and Seattle to set up temporary field hospitals to help treat illnesses other than the coronavirus relieving some of the pressure off the regluar hospitals. Apparently the epidemic is going to get worse before it reaches a peak and starts to subside.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-adams/u-s-surgeon-general-says-coronavirus-outbreak-to-get-bad-this-week-idUSKBN21A27M
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-adams/u-s-surgeon-general-says-coronavirus-outbreak-to-get-bad-this-week-idUSKBN21A27M